![]() Michael Shawn Lewis, Founder of the New York Children's Theater Festival and Gables Grove Productions The activities provide perfect platforms to talk about the material, while engaging the child's creativity and imagination." This singalong uses a great mixture of honing cognitive skills and developing basic aural training. "Children and their families will love the fun and interaction that She Sells Sea Shells brings. Can you think of a better way to fall asleep?" I tucked the kids in, played the last of the song, and they went to bed with visions of the ocean in their heads. "She Sells Sea Shells" is a lullaby, and it was a great way to end the day. I couldn't remember how the tune of this song went, so I read it (instead of sang it), and then we went through our Music Together CDs to find it. Once again, the photos are darling-it's fun to see how the people wear the shells they buy! It's great for pointing out the different types of shells, as well as the various colors they come in. "We started this book with trying to say She Sells Sea Shells really fast ten times-the kids learned what a tongue twister was! The book follows a young girl who lives in a lighthouse and collects sea shells to the beachgoers. The Music Together Singalong Storybooks do just that and more." "A book that brings an adult and a child together in a fun, educational and learning experience is wonderful and uplifting. James Cox and Diane Donovan, Children's Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review Parents and children are invited to share the rhyme while singing to music the accompanying tune is available both in the form of song sheets included within the book, and as a free download with purchase through She Sells Sea Shells lends itself to fun and read-aloud cognitive development with or without the music, and the friendly, cartoon-style color illustrations add just the right touch of lively playfulness." "Part of the Singalong Storybook series, She Sells Sea Shells transforms the classic tongue-twister into a delightful children's picturebook. Reviewer for the National Parenting Center ![]() Together with the music, the testers felt that the whole experience expanded to one more along the lines of a multimedia, multi-sensory experience to be shared with your child." With the hardcover book, you get a code to download music that is designed to accompany the book. The book sparks conversations with school-aged children about friends, colors, the environment, literacy, and more. It is actually the true life story of an uneducated paleontologist who collected fossils near her home. While you read the book-and your children have fun with the challenging twister-you will also learn about the origins of the familiar lines. "Based on the famous tongue twister, this book offers an upbeat, sweet, simple story and lovely illustrations. If this sounds like a good fit for you and your child, I'd recommend the Music Together Family Favorites CD that goes along with it." In one added literacy component the author points the reader to go back through the book to look for specific "seaside friends." In another, the child is asked to discover all of the "S's" that can be found throughout the book. The activities in the back of the book help scaffold the young child's learning about colors, shells and the beach. ![]() The pleasantly illustrated book uses soft colors and characters to properly convey this age old tongue twister. " She Sells Sea Shells is a fantastic book to add to your young singers' library.
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